[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 246 (Friday, December 20, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 67336-67337]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-32276]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-4142-N-02]


Floodplain Management and the Protection of Wetlands; Notice of 
Proposed Information Collection for Public Comment

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, HUD.

ACTION: Notice of proposed information collection for public comment.

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SUMMARY: The proposed information collection requirement described 
below will be submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) 
for review, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act. The Department 
is soliciting public comments on the subject proposal.

DATES: Comment due date: February 18, 1997.

ADDRESSES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments regarding 
this proposal. Comments should refer to the proposal by name and/or OMB 
Control Number and should be sent to: Reports Liaison Officer, Shelia 
E. Jones, Department of Housing & Urban Development, 451-7th Street, 
SW, Room 7230, Washington, DC 20410-7000.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Richard H. Broun, Director, Office of 
Community Viability, Department of Housing and Urban Development, Room 
7240, 451 Seventh Street, SW. Washington, DC 20410-7000. For telephone 
communication, contact Walter Prybyla, Deputy Director for Policy, 
Environment Review Division at (202) 708-1201. This is not a toll-free 
number. Hearing or speech impaired individuals may access this number 
via TTY by calling the toll-free Federal Information Relay Service at 
1-800-877-8339.]

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Department will submit the proposed 
information collection to OMB for review, as required by the Paperwork 
Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35, as amended).
    The Notice is soliciting comments from members of the public and 
affected agencies concerning the proposed collection of information to: 
(1) Evaluate whether the proposed collection of information is 
necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the agency, 
including whether the information will have practical utility; (2) 
Evaluate the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of the 
proposed collection of information; (3) Enhance the quality, utility, 
and clarity of the information to be collected; and (4) Minimize the 
burden of the collection of information on those who are to respond; 
including through the use of appropriate automated collection 
techniques or other forms of information technology, e.g., permitting 
electronic submission of responses.
    This Notice also lists the following information:
    Title of Proposal: Floodplain Management and the Protection of 
Wetlands
    OMB Control Number: 2506-0151.
    Description of the need for the information and proposed use: The 
purpose of this information collection is regulatory compliance. Each 
respondent that proposes to use HUD assistance to benefit a property 
located within a floodplain or wetland must establish and maintain 
sufficient records to enable the Secretary of HUD to determine whether 
the requirements of 24 CFR part 55, especially subpart C, have been 
met. Part 55 implements Executive Order 11988, Floodplain Management, 
and Executive Order 11990, the Protection of Wetlands. The record, 
together with other environmental compliances that a proposed project 
may require under the National Environmental Policy Act and related 
laws, will serve to obtain the approval of an application under 24 CFR 
part 50 or will allow the use of grant funds or assistance already 
awarded under 24 CFR part 58.
    Agency form numbers: Not applicable.
    Members of affected public: State, Local or Tribal Government.
    Estimation of the total numbers of hours needed to prepare the 
information collection including number of respondents, frequency of 
response, and hours of response:

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                                                  Responses    Total                                            
      Information  collection        Number of       per       annual   Hours per   Total  Regulatory  reference
                                    respondents  respondent  responses   response   hours                       
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Notification of floodplain hazard.          300           1        300          1     300  Sec.  55.21.         
Documentation of compliance with            300           1        300          8   2,400  Sec.  55.27.         
 Sec.  55.20.                                                                                                   
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    Total annual burden...........                                              9   2,700                       
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    Status of the proposed information collection: The revision is 
needed in support of proposed rulemaking and request for OMB renewal 
for three years. The current OMB approval expires in July, 1997.

    Authority: Section 3506 of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 
44 U.S.C. Chapter 35, as amended.

    Dated: December 16, 1996.
Richard H. Broun,
Director, Office of Community Viability.
[FR Doc. 96-32276 Filed 12-19-96; 8:45 am]
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